General Is this football play honorable?
- Thread starter Masato Toys
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I would watch football more if it was all about wacky plays and psychological warfare
they should do this crap more.
they should do this crap more.
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So is it honorable? Or a dick move?
Is the team to be admired, or shamed?
shoulda made a poll
Is the team to be admired, or shamed?
shoulda made a poll
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If he said hike then it's completely legal. The referees didn't blow their whistle or he would have stopped.
Nothing dishonorable about it imo.
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Nothing dishonorable that I saw. Nobody got injured.
Smart play and caught the defense slippen.
silent count helps sell it
and the acting by ball carrier is top notch
you don't have to say 'Hike' (or anything for that matter) before the ball is snapped. The only rule is that the ball has to move backward, and all offensive players have to be 'set' in a legal formation.
It's bad coaching, on both sides.
It's bad coaching, on both sides.
just my opinion.
it's taking advantage of the fact the kids don't know the rules. If this worked in college, I'd say it's the most brilliant trick play ever executed, and the other team's defensive coordinator and head coach should be fired.
It's like bunting in T-Ball or something. You're not teaching kids the game, or sportsmanship, or any of the real lessons kids should be learning about team sports at that age.
Ah
purity of the game
I had a former NFL Coach coaching my 6th grade thru 12th grade teams...we didn't need any tricks(lost 2 games that entire stretch)...but he did teach us a ton of trick plays that were never used...maybe he didn't use them for the reasons you listed
I get it
I do think after that play was successful both teams will be paying a lot more attention to rules of the game...so there is that positive
It might not be sporting, but personal responsibility is a valuable lesson at any age.
agree. But that's a lesson the coach is learning in this situation, not the players (particularly).
This could be the State Championship, and a close game. In which case, not so bad. Or a team that's getting creamed and is one TD away from a Mercy Rule loss...awesome.
Kids: Wahhh, this is awful!
Coach: Well kids I didn't prepare you guys well enough, and that's why we just blew the game. Let this be a valuable lesson to you.
what's the lesson to the kids? Get a different coach?
Always be prepared.
shoulda joined the Boy Scouts.